According to this text, he has more than just some "hoffa fat" on his left knee, it says he has a broken (partial) tendon (I can't translate that, I just don know what "rotuliano" means), ever since this diagnostics came out, Rafa has been undergoing a medical treatment, based on specific meds, fisiotherapy and rehab and progressive muscular "treatment".

This doesn't look good for Nadal, I always though it was just some fat on his knees, now everything is coming out on the open....

Good news "Nadal says" is that after all these months, doctors have told Nadal that the evolution has been a positive one in the last few weeks and they have been able to avoid surgery. He will continue to work just as the doctors have told him to and will be able to compete again in the near future (at least 2 and a half more months).

So, good news, he won't have any surgery, bad news, it's that it is just not some fat, and maybe will affect in the near future his development and his career.. who knows... Nadal says he will be alright and that he is sure to have many more years competing at 100% on tour. I just hope this is true, but for the looks of it, it is not going to be easy for him to return to court as soon as he hoped for.

The longer he's out - the harder it will be when he returns. Men's tennis isn't like the WTA where they can be out for years and then come back and win a major off the bat. It took Del Po about a year to get back to where he was (if he's even there yet). And Nadal has always been one of these players who had to play a lot just to get his rhythm.

The longer he's out - the harder it will be when he returns. Men's tennis isn't like the WTA where they can be out for years and then come back and win a major off the bat. It took Del Po about a year to get back to where he was (if he's even there yet). And Nadal has always been one of these players who had to play a lot just to get his rhythm.

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the longer he is gone, the harder he will hit back........history suggests so........del potro is not used to playing in pain, nadal is........

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The longer he's out - the harder it will be when he returns. Men's tennis isn't like the WTA where they can be out for years and then come back and win a major off the bat. It took Del Po about a year to get back to where he was (if he's even there yet). And Nadal has always been one of these players who had to play a lot just to get his rhythm.

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the longer he is gone, the harder he will hit back........history suggests so........del potro is not used to playing in pain, nadal is........

yes he means what he says(that he will compete at 100% for many more years)........he knows that he can play in extreme pain when needed or even avoid such situations at all just by scheduling a little better........but sensible scheduling not being his thing, he will continue missing an odd tournament here and there........from what his doctors said, tendinitis is not a career ending injury but it will pop up whenever the knee is pushed to the very limit........the key is to take a break at the first sign of pain........

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Marian Vajda to Novak Djokovic, "I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man KEPT COMING AFTER YOU! Now we don't need no man like that in our lives."

watch a movie..... something you can relate to : The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

That was unnecessary, Babbs has been an absolute gentleman on this forum for such a long time. Infact your post was sad to read. I am a Rafa fan and I hate to see him out of the tour for a couple of months more. Looks like you guys like seeing him injured. I would hate this to happen to any athlete.